Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 17.68K people in Missouri with Scandinavian ancestry (0.29% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, Dallas County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (1.04%), followed by Madison County (0.82%), and Christian County (0.76%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Missouri.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Dallas County
Madison County
Christian County
Atchison County
Cass County
Newton County
Taney County
Iron County
Cooper County
Boone County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Dallas County 1.04
2 Madison County 0.82
3 Christian County 0.76
4 Atchison County 0.68
5 Cass County 0.65
6 Newton County 0.60
7 Taney County 0.53
8 Iron County 0.52
9 Cooper County 0.51
10 Boone County 0.50
11 Cole County 0.48
11 Knox County 0.48
12 Barton County 0.44
13 Platte County 0.43
13 Warren County 0.43
14 Phelps County 0.42
15 Bates County 0.41
16 Hickory County 0.40
17 Howard County 0.39
17 Miller County 0.39
18 Dent County 0.38
18 Greene County 0.38
18 Jasper County 0.38
19 Camden County 0.37
19 Clay County 0.37
19 St. Charles County 0.37
19 Wayne County 0.37
20 DeKalb County 0.36
20 Lincoln County 0.36
21 Lafayette County 0.35
22 Benton County 0.33
23 Buchanan County 0.32
24 Ray County 0.31
25 Cedar County 0.28
25 Macon County 0.28
25 Maries County 0.28
26 Jackson County 0.27
26 Polk County 0.27
27 Dunklin County 0.26
27 Johnson County 0.26
28 Jefferson County 0.25
28 Stone County 0.25
29 Franklin County 0.24
29 Marion County 0.24
29 Morgan County 0.24
29 Ralls County 0.24
30 Linn County 0.23
30 St. Louis County 0.23
31 Barry County 0.22
31 Harrison County 0.22
31 Texas County 0.22
31 St. Louis city 0.22
32 Audrain County 0.21
32 Henry County 0.21
32 New Madrid County 0.21
33 Perry County 0.20
33 Pulaski County 0.20
33 Ripley County 0.20
33 Shannon County 0.20
33 Wright County 0.20
34 Holt County 0.19
34 Scotland County 0.19
35 Chariton County 0.18
35 Washington County 0.18
36 Callaway County 0.16
37 Clark County 0.15
37 Howell County 0.15
38 Crawford County 0.14
38 Gasconade County 0.14
38 Laclede County 0.14
38 Stoddard County 0.14
39 St. Francois County 0.13
40 Cape Girardeau County 0.12
40 Clinton County 0.12
41 Caldwell County 0.11
41 Dade County 0.11
41 Lawrence County 0.11
41 Oregon County 0.11
41 Osage County 0.11
41 Randolph County 0.11
42 Montgomery County 0.10
42 Nodaway County 0.10
42 Pettis County 0.10
42 Vernon County 0.10
43 Butler County 0.09
44 McDonald County 0.08
44 Webster County 0.08
45 Adair County 0.06
45 Moniteau County 0.06
45 Ozark County 0.06
45 Saline County 0.06
46 Carroll County 0.05
46 Gentry County 0.05
46 Pike County 0.05
46 Ste. Genevieve County 0.05
46 Schuyler County 0.05
47 Andrew County 0.04
48 Mississippi County 0.03
48 Shelby County 0.03
49 Grundy County 0.02
49 Monroe County 0.02
50 Daviess County 0.01
50 Lewis County 0.01
50 Livingston County 0.01
50 St. Clair County 0.01
50 Scott County 0.01